Éric Struelens (born 3 November 1969) is a former Belgian professional

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player.

Professional career

Struelens won the Belgian League championship 7 times (6 with

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and 1 with

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) and the

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4 times (3 with Mechelen and 1 with Charleroi). He also twice won the Player of the Year award in Belgium. Struelens then moved abroad, to

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, in

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, where he won the

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championship, before joining the

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. Struelens also won the Spanish League championship with Real Madrid.

National team career

Struelens was a key player of the senior Belgian national basketball team. With Belgium, he played at the

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.Eric STRUELENS (BEL) participated in 8 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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Spanish League Profile
1969 births Living people Belgian expatriates in Greece Belgian expatriate basketball people in Spain Belgian men's basketball players Atomia Brussels players Brussels Basketball players CB Girona players Centers (basketball) Liga ACB players Panellinios B.C. players Paris Racing Basket players People from Watermael-Boitsfort Power forwards Real Madrid Baloncesto players R.C. Mechelen players Spirou Charleroi players Basketball players from Brussels 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-basketball-bio-stub